Acylhomoserine lactone synthase activity of the Vibrio fischeri AinS protein

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 5766-5770

  Hanzelka, Brian L ^a   Parsek, Matthew R ^a   Val, Dale L ^b   Dunlap, Paul V ^c   Cronan Jr , John E ^b   Greenberg, E P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COENZYME A; HOMOSERINE; HYBRID PROTEIN; LACTONE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; MALTOSE BINDING PROTEIN; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIBRIO FISCHERI; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PHOTOBACTERIUM; VIBRIO FISCHERI; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 0032861459     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.18.5766-5770.1999     Document Type: Article

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